August 2026 lunar eclipse

Partial Lunar Eclipse
August 28, 2026

The moon passes west to east (right to left) across the Earth's umbral shadow, shown in hourly intervals.
Series 138 (30 of 83)
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Partial
Penumbral
Contacts
P1 UTC
U1
Greatest
U4
P4

A partial lunar eclipse will take place on August 28, 2026. The moon will nearly completely, but not quite be contained within the umbral shadow at greatest eclipse.

Visibility

Related eclipses

Lunar year series

Lunar eclipse series sets from 2024-2027
Descending node   Ascending node
Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
113 2024 Mar 25
Penumbral
118 2024 Sep 18
Partial
123 2025 Mar 14
Total
128 2025 Sep 07
Total
133 2026 Mar 03
Total
138 2026 Aug 28
Partial
143 2027 Feb 20
Penumbral
148 2027 Aug 17
Penumbral
Last set 2023 Oct 28 Last set 2023 May 05
Next set 2027 Jul 18 Next set 2028 Jan 12

Saros series

Lunar saros series 138 has 19 total eclipses between September 7, 2044 and June 8, 2495. The longest eclipse will be on January 7, 2243, and last for 102 minutes.

Partial eclipses will occur between June 13, 1900 and August 13, 2603. Penumbral eclipses will occur between October 5, 1503 and March 30, 2982. [1]

Metonic series

The Metonic cycle repeats nearly exactly every 19 years and represents a Saros cycle plus one lunar year. Because it occurs on the same calendar date, the earth's shadow will be in nearly the same location relative to the background stars.

  1. 1988 Mar 03 – Partial (113)
  2. 2007 Mar 03 – Total (123)
  3. 2026 Mar 03 – Total (133)
  4. 2045 Mar 03 – Penumbral (143)
  1. 1988 Aug 27 – partial (118)
  2. 2007 Aug 28 – total (128)
  3. 2026 Aug 28 – partial (138)
  4. 2045 Aug 27 – penumbral (148)

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